noun
Santa
SAN-tuh
noun
1
An instance of someone dressed up as Santa.
"They get some pretty fishy Santas in this mall. The one in the food court right now seems like he might be drunk."
2
An instance of any likeness of Santa.
"a plastic Santa waving in time to some music"
"They get some pretty nice chocolate Santas and chocolate Easter Bunnies in this mall. The ones in the food court right now are making me hungry just looking at them."
name
1
A female given name from Italian.
2
A municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
Word Forms
Santas plural, Santas plural
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Etymology
Derived from Spanish Santa (“saint”).